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Monthly Archives: November 2016

‘Fore the Girls’ Golf Outing Raises Over $75, 000 for Queen of Peace Scholarship Fund

‘Fore the Girls’ Golf Outing Raises Over $75, 000 for Queen of Peace Scholarship Fund

Queen of Peace High School hosted their “Fore the Girls” golf outing and auction on October 3rd at the Cog Hill Country Club in Lemont, Illinois. The event raised over… Read more »

CPS to Hold Public Hearings on Budget

CPS to Hold Public Hearings on Budget

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) announced it will hold two public hearings on November 28 so that members of the public can provide feedback on the District’s revised Fiscal Year 2017… Read more »

City Colleges’ Star Scholars Thrive in Second Year

City Colleges’ Star Scholars Thrive in Second Year

Now in its second year, the Chicago Star Scholarship program at City Colleges of Chicago is helping nearly 2,000 Chicago Public School (CPS) graduates attend college tuition-free this fall, a… Read more »

November is Winter Weather Preparedness Month in Illinois

November is Winter Weather Preparedness Month in Illinois

According to the National Weather Service (NWS), Illinois hasn’t had a winter without at least one winter storm in the past century. To help people prepare for potentially dangerous snow,… Read more »

Yet Another Bogus Theory

Yet Another Bogus Theory

by Daniel Nardini Since the Ra expedition in the 1970’s, there have been crackpots who have been trying to prove that some people went to places around the world where… Read more »

Study: Skin patch could help kids with peanut allergies

Study: Skin patch could help kids with peanut allergies

A new study shows a wearable skin patch may help children who are allergic to peanuts by delivering small doses of peanut protein. The National Institutes of Health funded the… Read more »

El Voto Latino

El Voto Latino

By: Ashmar Mandou According to the Pews Research Center, the number of Latino eligible voters has increased since 2012 by four million, accounting for 37 percent of the growth. According… Read more »

Surge in prescription opioid poisoning among US youth

Surge in prescription opioid poisoning among US youth

The number of children and teens hospitalized for prescription opioid poisonings has more than doubled in recent years, with both accidental overdoses and suicide attempts on the rise, a U.S…. Read more »

Shedd Aquarium Asks Public to Join Mission to Help Animals in Need

Shedd Aquarium Asks Public to Join Mission to Help Animals in Need

At a time when an alarming number of species around the world are facing critical threats produced by human activity such as overfishing, habitat degradation, plastic pollution and rising ocean… Read more »

Medicare Annual Enrollment Signals Another Important Election This Fall

Medicare Annual Enrollment Signals Another Important Election This Fall

By Chuck Dow, Humana Illinois Regional Medicare President Edited by Lawndale Bilingual Newspaper This fall, as Americans make their choices in a host of local, state and national elections, including… Read more »